adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ pa-r ə - ' sek-sh( ə -)w ə l, -sh ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1954
: relating to or being reproduction that results in recombination of genes from different individuals but does not involve meiosis and formation of a zygote by fertilization as in sexual reproduction <the parasexual cycle in some fungi>
– para · sex · u · al · i · ty \ - ˌ sek-sh ə - ' wa-l ə -t ē \ noun